diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7ce55da..0c4665d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ loop.lisp: loop.nw
 		(rm loop.tmp && exit 1)) && \
 		mv loop.tmp loop.lisp
 
+loop.asd: loop.nw
+	(any tangle -Rloop.asd < loop.nw > loop-asd.tmp || \
+		(rm loop-asd.tmp && exit 1)) && \
+		mv loop-asd.tmp loop.asd
+
 scripts/build-exe.lisp: loop.nw
 	(any tangle -Rbuild-exe.lisp < loop.nw > build-exe.tmp || \
 		(rm build-exe.tmp && exit 1)) && \
diff --git a/loop.asd b/loop.asd
index 3b6a768..1769ead 100644
--- a/loop.asd
+++ b/loop.asd
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 ;;; -*- Mode: LISP; Syntax: COMMON-LISP; -*-
 (asdf:defsystem :loop
   :version "0.1"
-  :description "An NNTP server written in Lisp for a circle of friends."
-  :depends-on (:lisp-unit 
-               :str 
-               :uiop 
-               :cl-fad 
-               :cl-ppcre 
-               :local-time 
-               :iterate 
-               :clsql-sqlite3)
+  :description "An NNTP server for a circle of friends."
+  :depends-on (:lisp-unit :str :uiop :cl-ppcre :local-time :clsql-sqlite3 :clingon
+               :filesystem-utils)
   :components ((:file "loop")))
-